In the glass
What it pairs with
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Roast chicken with morels
Hazelnut and oak spice echo morel cream and roast poultry. -
Lobster with butter
Salty minerality and barrel weight flatter lobster richness.
How to serve Im Sonnenschein R Chardonnay
Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 30 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 10-12°C. Cellar temperature (10-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a medium-sized white-wine glass — the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Roast chicken with morels, Lobster with butter. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Rebholz pioneered serious Chardonnay in the Pfalz from the 1990s; the R Chardonnay is the barrel-aged single-site bottling from the Im Sonnenschein.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Okonomierat Rebholz
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz
- Oak
- Barrique-fermented in French oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 45 to 70 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4 to 15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Im Sonnenschein R Chardonnay
What does Im Sonnenschein R Chardonnay taste like?
Structurally full-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Biodynamic dry Chardonnay from the Siebeldinger Im Sonnenschein: ripe yellow apple, hazelnut, oak spice and a salty mineral close.
When should I drink Im Sonnenschein R Chardonnay?
Drink 4 to 15 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Im Sonnenschein R Chardonnay?
Roast chicken with morels is the canonical pairing; Lobster with butter is the other strong match. Hazelnut and oak spice echo morel cream and roast poultry.
Is Im Sonnenschein R Chardonnay vegan?
No — the producer uses traditional animal-derived fining agents (typically egg whites or isinglass) during clarification, so the wine is not vegan.
What grapes are in Im Sonnenschein R Chardonnay?
The blend is Chardonnay. The wine is classified as VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz.